Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!talisker.lacave.net!lacave.net!not-for-mail From: "Markus H." Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby Subject: Re: canonical/syntax-diagrams representation. Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 12:57:07 -0500 Organization: Service de news de lacave.net Lines: 32 Message-ID: <7b4d3f42c4659a08f47ce4be39553380@ruby-forum.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: bristol.highgroove.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: talisker.lacave.net 1305829737 45340 65.111.164.187 (19 May 2011 18:28:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@lacave.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 18:28:57 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: X-Received-From: This message has been automatically forwarded from the ruby-talk mailing list by a gateway at comp.lang.ruby. If it is SPAM, it did not originate at comp.lang.ruby. Please report the original sender, and not us. Thanks! For more details about this gateway, please visit: http://blog.grayproductions.net/categories/the_gateway X-Mail-Count: 383482 X-Ml-Name: ruby-talk X-Rubymirror: Yes X-Ruby-Talk: <7b4d3f42c4659a08f47ce4be39553380@ruby-forum.com> Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.ruby:4770 It is difficult to assess whether someone is trolling or just disagreeing. The benefit of doubt should exist. That said, I want to comment just one thing: > It's very informal, which is NOT suitable for computing. > The chatty syntax introduction that: IF can come before > or after, as you like, and arguments can be bracketed > or not, as you like and block can use "}" or END; is BAD! The problem is, you made a statement, but you did not explain why it would not be suitable for computing. It is just syntax after all. My ruby code is very clean in most cases and I found a code style which suits me. I love being able to append if or unless show_debug_message() if @debug This almost reads like a natural language to me (I tend to use a @debug variable for my larger projects when I am debugging them.) Sure you can do almost the same in other languages, but ruby seems to be a lot terser than others. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.